Preguntas frecuentes sobre Carbatrol
How much does Carbatrol cost without insurance?
On average, the price for Carbatrol is $151.01 for 60, 300mg capsules, but this price may vary by the brand or dosage prescribed as well as your particular insurance plan. With a SingleCare coupon for Carbatrol, you pay only $50.16 for 60, 300mg capsules of Carbatrol.
How much does Carbatrol cost with insurance?
The copay cost for Carbatrol may vary. SingleCare’s lowest price for 60, 300mg capsules of Carbatrol price is $50.16 for 60, 300mg capsules. To get the best price on Carbatrol, compare your insurance copay to SingleCare’s discount.
Does Medicare cover Carbatrol and how much does it cost?
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans usually do not cover Carbatrol, but they do cover its generic versions, carbamazepine and Epitol. Patients without Medicare should consider using a SingleCare Carbatrol coupon. The lowest cost of Carbatrol with a SingleCare discount card is $50.16 per 60, 300mg capsules.
Is there a generic of Carbatrol?
Carbatrol is a brand-name drug with carbamazepine as the active ingredient. Generic carbamazepine is available from generic manufacturers such as Sandoz, Apotex, and Taro, among others.
What is Carbatrol?
Carbatrol is an extended-release prescription drug that controls particular types of seizures in patients with epilepsy, a nervous system disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. Carbatrol is also prescribed to prevent nerve pain (neuralgia) in patients diagnosed with certain types of nerve pain disorders.
The active ingredient in Carbatrol, carbamazepine, belongs to a class of drugs called anticonvulsants. The active ingredient in Carbatrol, carbamazepine, reduces the brain's excitability. It prevents the repetitive and disorganized firing of nerves that characterize seizures and prevents seizures, once they start, to spread to other parts of the brain.
Carbatrol is taken as a capsule twice daily.
What are the side effects of Carbatrol?
The most common side effects of Carbatrol include, but are not limited to, nausea, vomiting, drowsiness, dizziness, dry mouth, loss of balance, unsteadiness, and loss of coordination. Potentially hazardous side effects include low blood sodium and anemia.
Mood and mental changes are possible, most typically nervousness, depression, and anxiety.
Allergic reactions are extremely rare but include hives, rashes, itching, and trouble breathing. Severe allergic reactions are possible, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a drug reaction that causes a dark rash, blistering, peeling throughout the body as well as fever, sore throat, and flu-like symptoms. Carbatrol can also cause toxic epidermal necrolysis, and even more severe skin reaction involving fever, flu-like symptoms, blistering, peeling, and the death of skin tissue throughout the body. Discontinue use of Carbatrol when any allergic reactions are experienced.
